Clamp for the overlapping tines of bamboo rakes



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entree srnrse INOSUKE TSUSHIYA, 0F SAN FRANGISGD, CALIFORNIA.

CLAMP FOR THE OVEBLAPPING Elm 0E BAIBKBOQ RAKES.

Application filed December 21, 1922. el-tel No. 0$,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, INosUKn Tsuonrrn, a, subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clamps for the Overlapping 'lmesof Bsmboo Rakes, oi which the following is 9. specification.

Heretofore in the manufacture of bamboo lawn rakes, it has been the practice in uniting the rear ends of the tine forming strips to the handle to wrap a. Wire around the butt ends of the strips at their noint of radiation from the handle and around the handle to attempt a. secure connection. This connection has been found feulty in that when in use the tines often split and when drawn over the lawn during the raking operation slip longitudinelly from their sssembled position.

The present invention relates to e simple form of clamping mechanism for uniting the butt ends of the tine forming members to the handle and enabling the members end handle to be tightly clamped together thus precluding the longitudinal movement oi" the tines from the handle during the raking operation. A further obiect is to provide a.

type ct clamp adapted to partly embrace the round bernboo handle and preclude the same from splittin when the raise is not in use.

ith the e ove mentioned construction til. er descrihed,

s n hereto nppended, it losing understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction vvitl in the scope oi the claim may be resorted to Without departing trom the spirit or secri-' ficiug any of the sdvanteges oi the invention.

in the drawings illustrating embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is e view in rear elevation of my invention for use on a bamboo rake of the well known type.

Fig. 2 is a new in side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 1% of Fig. 2. y

In the drawings, wherein like characters of reference. designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the the preferred conventional bamboo handle of e rake mounting at its end the well known type of cross head 2. Disposed radially from the end of the hemboo handle 1 are the relatively fiat bamboo strips 3 which extend in lien-like formation from a point beneeth the end of the handle 1 outwardly under the cross heed 2. The strips 3 rest against the under side of the cross heed 2 end are msinteined in contact with the under side of said cross heed by a bottom clemping head member A bolt 5 passes through the members 2 end i and retains the tine forming members therehetvveen. it desireble, e wire or other flexible retaining member 6 is wound eround the members 2 and l to retain them together at their point of projection on either side of the end or the handle 1. At their outer or -tree ends, each tine forming member 3 is split longitudinally to form the spaced tines 7 end the ends of these tines are curved or bent downwardly es st 8 to form reek teeth of the con ventional type.- The tines 7] are maintained in spaced cooperstive relation by the interlacing of a flexible cord or rope 9 about the same transversely ecross the rake at a. point removed inwardly from the teeth 8. To this point the rake is of the conventional Well known structure and my invention consists in the manner of anchoring the "re-er ends of the members 3 which is as follows.

' t intersection in s n t it) to provide on and through s hole 16 ins p and hence fine is positioned e curved plate 13 which is adapted to embrece shout one-half of the hendle l; Positioned over the tines st their point of intersection is e second clemping plate it substentielly rectenguler in side elevation, the main body thereof edepted to extend transversely across the exterior tine forming member 3 and the parallel bent ends 15 are adapted to project inwardly over the o posing sides of certain of the outer tine farming members as in Fig. 4a A nut 16 is fitted onto the end oi the bolt 11 and when adjusted is edepted to draw the clamping members 13 and 14 toward each other and tightly clamp the tines 3 end'rake handle 1 together. This clamping construction has been found to prevent the longitudinal slippin of the tine forming members relative to the cross heed 1 and hes Hit) also been found to provide a construction enabling the quick assembly of the rake form-:

ing tines on the handle.

Having thus described my invention what handle of circular section, a cross bar mounted on one end of the handle, a plurality of bamboo rake forming tines arranged in fanshaped relation and secured in the central portion to the cross bar, the ends being extended into overlapping relation with respect to each other and the handle at a predetermined point thereon: comprising a U shaped holding member adapted to extend across the outer tine and positioned with the legs embracing the edges of a plurality of the overlapped tines, and a securing bolt extending through the holding member, aligned openings in the overlapped tines, and the handle, having means cooperating with said bolt for lockmg the tines to the handle, 1

whereby the tines are prevented b said U- shaped member from splitting an separating from the securing bolt.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

INOSUKE TSUCHIYA. 

